pods

[djskott]

How do I know if i have pods in my tanks and such, If i dont is there anyway i can purchase or maybe get some from somone who has some, id be willing to pay for shipping and such.
thanks
skott

[srgtkoons]

You probably have some, just not a large enough population to see them. Scan the surface of the sandbed really close and you might see some. I beleive you can buy pod culture kits at www.ipsf.com


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[mgk65]

If you look carefully at your rocks or sand, you may see little "bugs" crawling around anywhere from 1/8 inch up to 1/2-5/8 inch. The really small ones are copepods and the bigger ones are amphipods.

If you do not, you can get live sand and kits from several places:
www.ipsf.com www.inlandaquatics.com www.coraldynamics.com www.reefland.com

mgk

[djskott]

Ahh I havnt noticed any bugs on the sand at all. mmmm
and with the costs of shipping it makes everything 3 times its worth and 3 times its worth is too much for my budget
. thanks for the input
skott

[mgk65]

If you have some local reefers or a good LFS, then you may be able to talk them into giving or selling you some live sand with pods or some macroalgae that has some growing in it.

mgk

[djskott]

yeah, im going to be visting the LFS this weekend prob, i'll see if they will scoop up some grunge from the bottom of there rock tank, thats prob got some good sand critters and rock critters in there anyways..

[razorbackfan]

Originally posted by djskott:
How do I know if i have pods in my tanks and such, If i dont is there anyway i can purchase or maybe get some from somone who has some, id be willing to pay for shipping and such.
thanks
skott

How old is your tank? When the lights are off, wait a few hours, then take a red flashlight and look under the rocks, in the sump and on the sand. If you see little thingies running around you have Pods! A good starter kit can be ordered from www.ipsf.com.



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[djskott]

well since this is a 29gal i dont have a sump,no room or need for one,its been s setup for oh 3 months at this location and around 7 months total(at my old apt).

[razorbackfan]

djskott Your tank might be too young. Try looking at night like I suggested, and if you don't see any get one of those amphipod things at www.ipsf.com or one of the other dealers. Maybe your LFS will let you scoop some up from their tanks?

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[djskott]

yeah it might be but the lfs grunge in there live rock tank will prob do the work good, gonna pick up most of there small rock anyways so i can bulid up the sides and some ares that i cant put the big rock i have in.. i also want some small rubble to put in my aqua clear 500...

take care
skott